Session Americana with special guest Lauren King at Askew

150 chestnut street,providence RI 02903

31 July, 2022

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Session Americana with special guest Lauren King at AskewAges 18+ Session Americana with special guest Lauren King at AskewAges 18+ Session Americana Lauren King Session Americana SESSION AMERICANA is musicians’ musicians: a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "It's right there in the name for this ultra-gifted, rotating collective of singers and multi-instrumentalists. And sprawl is a good word when it comes to the Boston-based group's raucous live shows, which were initially built around the community concept of traditional Irish seisiúns. The group, whose members have played with a variety of acts including Patty Griffin, Josh Ritter and the J. Geils Band, expertly blends vintage American roots music styles — from country to jazz to rock — in a rowdy but deft fashion." - Rolling Stone "Session Americana has developed into a traveling medicine show which eschews snake oil in favour of an ongoing grail quest for the perfect collaborative experience." - Hot Press Ireland “What started as a modest Sunday-night residency at Toad, a tiny nightspot in Cambridge's Porter Square, has exploded into a ritual … This ensemble elevate the format by dint of their skills as players. Their own songs, as well as those they cover, are at the center of the endeavor, but they also know how to trust the underlying foundation of the song and turn their attentions to one another, listening and playing off whatever transpires ... “— Metroland "Review (Great Shakes) in one word? Gorgeous; ten beautifully-crafted and perfectly-arranged songs, six highly-gifted players and vocal harmonies to die for." - Music Riot UK “[Love and Dirt is] a contemplative soul searcher boasting a contemporary edge cut with rustic twang; Session Americana comes up with some gems, full of folk’s honesty and rock’s urgency.” — The Boston Globe Love and Dirt: “One of Boston’s top 40 pop/rock albums ever — Boston Business Journal Lauren King Raised in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Lauren King is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter with a penchant for pairing poetic lyrics with memorable melodies. Her songs are odes to love lost and found, nostalgia for childhood and musings on the future. She began her musical journey at the age of 9 with the guitar, then was educated in the music program at Stonehill College where she sang a cappella. Today, Lauren is never far from her beloved Taylor acoustic, writing, recording and performing music everywhere from pubs to country clubs and anywhere in between. “Music has always been my way of communicating with others, connecting ideas, and helping those in need.” Lauren’s music can be heard in the films “Where Were You?” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Her newest release, “The Wolf is Back” is coming soon. “The Wolf is Back” features 9 songs written by Lauren and featuring guest appearances by musical talents Chris Trapper (solo, The Push Stars), Gurf Morlix (solo, Lucinda Williams, Blaze Foley), Dan Hochhalter ( Dierks Bentley) and Sasha Ostrovsky (Darius Rucker) . Many of the songs on the album found their origin during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Lauren spent much of her time hiking the woods near her home. These walks in nature, while clearing her head, opened her mind to the themes explored on the album. One of those themes is courage - courage to face the big decisions in life, to decide who you are and whom you want to be. She says, “‘The Wolf is Back’ is about being brave enough to get lost and the self-exploration that comes from that wandering.” Lauren’s creative process is to approach the whole album as a long film, where the plot line continues through the songs. “‘Wild Woman,’ is about a strong woman who is also in love,” Lauren says. “How to be true to your identity while still giving yourself to another person.” Another song, “Sweet Louise,” was written for one of her dogs, but she also sees it as an ode to “any female friend you need when you go through a breakup.” “Isn’t it Nice” is about a woman who looks back on a life where her relationships didn’t turn out as she’d expected. She meets her younger self and longs for a time when she was innocent and in love. Click Here to view the video. Lauren can be seen at venues all over Rhode Island, where she performs cover songs along with her originals.